Chagas' cardioneuropathy: Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction as the first manifestation of the disease

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-129

  Puigbó, Juan José ^a,c   Giordano, Hugo ^a   Iosa, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b HOSPITAL PRIVADO   (Argentina)

^c Inst Diagnostico S Bernardino   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0031952458     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005479900078     Document Type: Article

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